Image courtesy of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) On Saturday, 27 March at 8:30 p.m. (your local time), Earth Hour will unite individuals, businesses and leaders from all over the world to shine a spotlight on the health of the planet. It seeks to raise awareness on the importance of nature and inspire action for a brighter future […]
25 February 2021 — According to the latest data released by GWEC Market Intelligence, the global offshore wind industry had its second-best year ever in 2020. A total of 6 GW of new capacity was installed, nearly the same levels as the previous year and keeping growth on track despite the impacts of the COVID-19 […]
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February 2021 — The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) welcomes four new additions to its Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment: This signals global industry leadership to decarbonise the built environment and combat climate change. The Commitment now has a total of 132 signatories: 98 businesses and organisations, 28 cities as well as six states and […]
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Surbana Jurong Group, a global consultant in urban and infrastructure development, and Atelier Ten, a global environmental design consultancy headquartered in London that specialises in sustainable and innovative design solutions, announced on 12 November 2020 that Atelier Ten will join the Group. In joining forces, both firms will deepen their expertise and strengthen their commitment […]
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Produced by BBC StoryWorks, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) films explore how sustainable buildings can address climate, health and well-being as well as resource efficiency issues. World Green Building Council launched a series of mini-documentary style films on 11 November 2020, highlighting the impact of buildings on the environment and human health as well […]
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The theme for this year’s celebration is Toward a Better Urban Future. World Architecture Day is celebrated in concurrent with UN World Habitat Day, which carries a similar theme Housing for All: A Better Urban Future, focusing on the centrality of housing as a driver for sustainable urban development. It also highlights how we can […]
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) launched a new report today focused on the Asia Pacific region that outlines the business and climate opportunities of tackling embodied carbon in the built environment. The Asia Pacific Embodied Carbon Primer raises awareness on what embodied carbon is, where it occurs throughout a building and infrastructure asset’s lifecycle and how […]
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International Built Environment Week (IBEW) 2020 The annual IBEW will be a complimentary event this year, starting on 1 September 2020 through to 30 September 2020. Dr Ho Nyok Yong, president of Singapore Green Building Council, shared, “It is that time of the year again when we come together to celebrate built environment innovation and […]
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On World Environment day, 5 June 2020, World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) released the 2020 Advancing Net Zero Status Report, highlighting leadership action from GBCs and the building and construction sector towards achieving total sector decarbonisation. The Advancing Net Zero (ANZ) Status Report 2020 highlights leadership action from GBCs and the building and construction sector towards achieving […]
The pandemic has exposed that gains made to address poverty, hunger, good health and well-being may face serious setbacks, unless the global community also urgently addresses the global environmental threats that have similar capacity to gravely undermine the systems that enable humanity and the planet to survive and thrive. “The global coronavirus pandemic, which has already caused unimaginable […]
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3 April 2020 — CO2 emissions are crashing as the world winds down, but experts say the drop won’t last if governments don’t start moving to cleaner energy. It is becoming clearer every day that the scale of the societal disruption caused by the coronavirus is impacting fossil fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. If preliminary […]
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2 April 2020 Good morning. I’d like to begin by thanking Member States for last week’s briefing. It was inspiring to hear from China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore about their experience and the lessons they have learned. We plan to do another similar briefing in a few weeks’ time, when we will […]
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